Christine Burns

CEO and Co-Founder of WALT Institute and powerhouse Results Coach (RRI), is a former elite athlete, best-selling author, and Mental Agility Skills Trainer. She empowers individuals and teams to take bold action, perform under pressure, and lead authentically every day.

Christine Burns

CEO and Co-Founder of WALT Institute and powerhouse Results Coach (RRI), is a former elite athlete, best-selling author, and Mental Agility Skills Trainer.

She empowers individuals and teams to take bold action, perform under pressure, and lead authentically every day.

About Christine Burns

Christine, former New Zealand indoor hockey representative, holds a background in psychology, sport psychology, exercise science, and business management. After overcoming a cancer diagnosis in 2016, Christine has used her resilience and tenacity to inspire others.

As CEO and Co-Founder of WALT Institute and a top Results Coach with Robbins Research International, she empowers individuals and teams to perform under pressure, break through challenges, and achieve new levels of success. Christine has authored two books: The Best-selling "Authentic Leadership Playbook" with Dr Elizabeth Pritchard and Igniting Resilience, capturing her journey from cancer diagnosis to triumph, both inspiring readers worldwide.

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About Christine Burns

Christine, former New Zealand indoor hockey representative, holds a background in psychology, sport psychology, exercise science, and business management. After overcoming a cancer diagnosis in 2016, Christine has used her resilience and tenacity to inspire others.

As CEO and Co-Founder of WALT Institute and a top Results Coach with Robbins Research International, she empowers individuals and teams to perform under pressure, break through challenges, and achieve new levels of success. Christine has authored two books: The Best-selling "Authentic Leadership Playbook" with Dr Elizabeth Pritchard and Igniting Resilience, capturing her journey from cancer diagnosis to triumph, both inspiring readers worldwide.

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Book Christine Burns to Inspire Your People

Christine will craft a personalised, inspiring message that resonates deeply with your team or audience, ensuring the content is both relevant and impactful. With her extensive experience in leadership, performance coaching, and team dynamics, she will deliver a message that aligns with your group's values, goals, and challenges.

Christine's speaking topics include:

Building High-Performing Teams: Unlocking Peak Potential

Unlock the keys to building a high-performing team that thrives on collaboration, resilience, and shared purpose. This session equips you with proven strategies to elevate team dynamics, overcome challenges, and achieve outstanding results together.

The Rebel Leader: Harnessing Authenticity for Impact

Discover how embracing "rebel talents" can fuel Authentic Leadership, empowering you to break molds, think boldly, and lead with purpose. This session reveals how harnessing individuality and innovation creates powerful, inspiring leaders who drive lasting impact.

Resilient Leaders: Building Mental Toughness to Thrive Under Pressure

Develop the mental toughness to lead with confidence and resilience, even in the most challenging situations. This training equips leaders with powerful psychological tools to thrive under pressure, maintain focus, and inspire their teams to perform at their best.

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Book Christine Burns to Inspire Your People

Christine will craft a personalised, inspiring message that resonates deeply with your team or audience, ensuring the content is both relevant and impactful. With her extensive experience in leadership, performance coaching, and team dynamics, she will deliver a message that aligns with your group's values, goals, and challenges.

Christine's speaking topics include:

Building High-Performing Teams: Unlocking Peak Potential

Unlock the keys to building a high-performing team that thrives on collaboration, resilience, and shared purpose. This session equips you with proven strategies to elevate team dynamics, overcome challenges, and achieve outstanding results together.

The Rebel Leader: Harnessing Authenticity for Impact

Discover how embracing "rebel talents" can fuel Authentic Leadership, empowering you to break molds, think boldly, and lead with purpose. This session reveals how harnessing individuality and innovation creates powerful, inspiring leaders who drive lasting impact.

Resilient Leaders: Building Mental Toughness to Thrive Under Pressure

Develop the mental toughness to lead with confidence and resilience, even in the most challenging situations. This training equips leaders with powerful psychological tools to thrive under pressure, maintain focus, and inspire their teams to perform at their best.

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The Authentic Leadership Playbook

Pritchard & Burns (2026)

In The Authentic Leadership Playbook, Christine Burns and Dr. Elizabeth Pritchard redefine leadership from the inside out. Blending neuroscience, psychology, and over 50 years of combined experience coaching global leaders, they reveal a simple but radical truth:

True leadership begins with who you BE, not just what you DO.

This is not another leadership checklist. Designed for C-Suite executives and managers, through to team leaders, entrepreneurs, and informal people leaders, it’s a practical, science-backed guide to becoming the kind of leader people trust, follow, and remember.

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Discover the power of resilience and courage: Let Christine's story inspire you to face any challenge, with strength

Christine Burns, a leadership and performance expert, has always inspired others to be courageous, step out of their comfort zone, and ignite resilience.

But when a life-altering call pushed her to face her own mortality, she had to summon every ounce of strength she taught. Drawing on her experience as a former elite athlete and performance coach, she met her toughest challenge.

Igniting Resilience is her honest, humorous, and courageous call to embrace life fully and authentically, even in the face of fear.

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The Authentic Leadership Playbook

Pritchard & Burns (2026)

Find out the 'How To' strategies on how to elevate your leadership.

In The Authentic Leadership Playbook, Christine Burns and Dr. Elizabeth Pritchard redefine leadership from the inside out. Blending neuroscience, psychology, and over 50 years of combined experience coaching global leaders, they reveal a simple but radical truth:

True leadership begins with who you BE, not just what you DO.

This is not another leadership checklist. Designed for C-Suite executives and managers, through to team leaders, entrepreneurs, and informal people leaders, it’s a practical, science-backed guide to becoming the kind of leader people trust, follow, and remember.

Read It On Amazon

Discover the power of resilience and courage: Let Christine's story inspire you to face any challenge, with strength

Christine Burns, a leadership and performance expert, has always inspired others to be courageous, step out of their comfort zone, and ignite resilience.

But when a life-altering call pushed her to face her own mortality, she had to summon every ounce of strength she taught. Drawing on her experience as a former elite athlete and performance coach, she met her toughest challenge.

Igniting Resilience is her honest, humorous, and courageous call to embrace life fully and authentically, even in the face of fear.